Shirt-trunk.



Patented June I2, |9UU.

C. HEUMADER.

No. 65I,758.

SHIRT TRUNK.

(Application filed Mar. 15, 1900.)

No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHRISTIAN itIEU'MADEE,A or ST. JOSEPH, MISSoURi.

SHIRT-TRUNK;

sPEc'IEIcATIoN forming part'of Letters Patent No. 651,758, dated June12, 1906.

Application filed March 15, 1900. Serial No. 8,764. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern; V

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN HEUMADER, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,Shirt-Trunks; andIdo declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthev invention,such as Willenable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying draw, ings, and to the gures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to trunks, and more especially to that class oftrunks used by drummers or traveling salesmen for their goods. v

The objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a shirt-trunk inwhich a large number of shirts may be frequently shipped, handled, anddisplayed without injury to said shirts; second, to so construct'- andarrange the parts of a shirt-trunk that any desired style of shirt mayreadily be extracted or taken therefrom without removing or disturbingother trays than the one desired; third, to so construct a shirt-trunkthat each and every trayV may be conveniently and quickly arranged in asuit-able position for displaying all the shirts in said trays; fourth,to so construct a shirt-trunk that the trays will all be held securelytherein, so as to avoid rocking and rubbing of one tray against another,and thus avoid consequent Wear and. injury of trays arising fromagitation while shipping,and, Iifth, to construct ashirt-trunk whichshall be cheap in cost of manufacture, extremely light of weight,durable, and of comparatively-small dimensions when the number of shirtscontained therein is taken into consideration.i I attain these objectsby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk open.' Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the trunk-body cut vertically. Fig. 3 is a transversesect-ion of a closed tray. Fig. 4.- shows a transverse section of trayheld in alinement for leaning against a Wall or other support.

One of the essential features of my inven- -seen in Figs. l and 3.

tion consists of a certain number of suitablyconstructed trays and of atrunk-body especially designed for the reception 0f a certain number ofsaid trays.

Another feature is in the construction of the trays whereby each traymay be suitably arranged and constructed for the reception of anydesired'number of shirts andthe trunkbody may be suitably proportionedto receive any desired given number of trays.

The trays 1 and 2 are constructed in any substantial manner known to thetrunk-makers art, but are preferably constructed of strips of wood,which form the frame or skeleton thereof, and bound and, backed withducking or canvas and reinforced with strips of fiber. The body 3 of thetrunk may likewise be constructed'in various proportions and in any oneof the various styles now known to trunknary tapes 7 are suitablyattached to end piece 8, and after passing through apertures 9 havetheir free ends 10 brought back through notches or slits ll and securedin suitable fasteners l2, thus securing the shirt 5 in place in tray2with the collar 13 in position, as Shirt 14 is secured in the samemanner as above described in tray 1, but with its collar 'l5 in positionas seen in Figs. 1 and 2, thus bringing the collars 13 and 15 inopposite ends of one compartment 6,v

where trays 1 and 2 are closed together, as

seen in Fig. 3, thus economizing space and avoiding injury of one shirt5 by the rubbing of shirt 14., and vice versa.

I am aware that shirts have been held in IOO ture 19 and being passed asa loop intonotch or slit 2O in partition 18, which arrangement allowsthe loop of tape 16 to be easily removed from the vnotch. 20, afterwhich the g brace-tape 16, being thus liberated or .loosened at itslower end, allows trays 2` and 1 to be placed fin position, as seen inFig. 4, and to.4 be held in: alinemen't by the-application of asuitableclamp 21, (preferably madeof iber,) as seen in Fig. 4, in which positionthe deL scribedtrays 2 and 1 are seen supported in their leaningposition against an ordinary walfl 22, or they may bey placed in ahorizontal position, (not sho'wm) as on a table or lioor.

M'y' invention isespecially designed to furnish every facility forrapidity in theplaci-ng of the trays 2' and 1 in thetrulnk-body 3, aswith the cl-'assof people (traveling salesmen) who willv use said trunkspeed in handling is ot vital importance. Trays 2 and 1 maybe hastilyforced inrto position seen Viin Fig.'3

without touching or taking hold of'or removing'clamlps-21g since 21 ismade, preferably, of ber, whichfis elastic to a certain extent andwillof itselfspring from its position seen inf Fig'. -4 and wiflilgravi-tate into tray 1 when trays'2 andi E areforced into position seenin: Fig. 3f, andl being attached to the free end. vof tape 16 cannot belost or misleid. When inf position and folded, the studs or posts' 31-will keepv the free edgesv of traysf2 and 1 in after `whliich the-lid26, rotated upon hinges 2% from: posiftionsee'n in Fig. 1 topositionyseen in: Fig. 2',.earry elastic or yieidfin g strips 2S`and 29do'wnwardiand onto -trays2 and 1^,holdinlg them` securely irr theposition seen in Fi g.j2`, preventing rubbing-of trays and consequent linjklry'theretoi Suitable'labelsBO willenable Fig:

the operator or'user of my invention toascertaifnwhiclr tray orv traysvto remove, as hedesiires, onepairbei ng thus re nro-ved, asfseen inavi'ng fulflfy described my invention, what I claim as new, and@ desireto secure by Letters g In a: shirt-trank, the combin'ationwith Y Ytwotray-sections hinged together at one edge l an angle,

. and providedwith partitions., oneof the parti-tionsf bei-ng providedwith a notch extending toward the hinged edge of the section, of

.a brace permanently secured to one of the partitions of the othersection at one end and kxadapted to enter the notch. of said partitionwith the other end", the length of the brace being less than thedistance from the point g of permanent attachment to the bottom of thenotch when the sections are in alinement with 'each other.

2. YIn, at shirt-trunk, the combi-nation, with two tray-sections hingedtogether at one edge,

of a notched Iiex'ible clamp adapted to fit over the hinged edges of thesections and normally hold the sections in alli-nement but `adapted tobe automatically removed therefrom when the sections are forciblyswungupolr their hinges;

3'-, In a shirt-trunk, the combination, With two tray-sections hingedtogether at oneedge and provid-ed with partitions,v ori-el of thepartitions being provided with a notch extend'- ing towardf the" hingededge-of the section, of a brace permanently secured to one of thepartitions of the other section, the freeI end of which is adapted toventery the-notch1 of? said partition, and aA notched' lieXible clamplsecured to the free end of the brace in position to be placed uponkvtheV hinged edges of the sections and to be automatically removedtherefrom. y

4. ln a shirt-trunk, the combination, with i tray-sectionshifngedtogether'atv oneedge'- and pro-vided with apert u-'red partiti'orls,H ofa tastener at oneend otthes'eetion'-, a tape secured to` the oppositeend having its intermediate portion passed through the partitions andits free end detachably secured to the fastener.

5. In? a shirt-trunk, the: combination, with tray-sections hingedtogether at' one-edige', of

i labels on one end thereot',.saifd trays being of.

va greater length4 than the depth ot the trunk yand arrangedtransverselytherein with the IOO labeled ends extending above tlreY top o6v the ltrunk-body.

6. In' a shirt-trun=k, theconrbiination, with tliebod'y, of yieldingstrips, secured long-itu- -dinally upon the front and upon the'top andbottom, the stripson thefront beifng beveled on top, ofv a series ofhinged trayese'ctiions therein, each ofl a greater length than thegd'epth ot the trunk-bod y and arranged trans- Versely thereof, thefront edges engaging `w iththe strips on; the frentand the ends with thestrips on` the top andL bottom.

' In-` testimony whereofr I aiiiXmysigna-ture in presence-of twowitnessesi Y CHRISTIAN HEUMADER.

Witnesses JOHNv F. ARNOLD, GEORGE WtHlrN'ro'N;

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